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Day 20

By Sahishnu Szczesiul

Friday, 7 July, 2017

This was one of 'those days', this 20th day of the 3100 mile race. It rained for three hours in the morning, flooding sidewalks and causing mayhem with blisters and wet shoes. The hardy runners stayed out on the course, knowing full well their efforts would be compromised by Ma Nature and her own inventions. Only four runners made it to 60 miles and beyond, with a three -way tie at the top with 64.21 miles: Vasu Duzhiy, Smarana Puntigam, and Kaneenika Janakova- the latter was fastest to the line and a quick ride home. Nirbhasa Magee continued his fine efforts, passing his own best 2000 km split by nearly 25 hours. The rains came again in the evening, dampening already soggy runners and their shoes, until just before midnight the skies cleared.